Fiona's Work

Part 1 A:
1. Who is the person being interviewed?
The man being interviewed is Arthur R. Goodlett
2. What is his title or position?
He is foreman of Sanitation at the Cudahy packing company in Omaha.
3. What is his race, gender, and age?
He is a forty nine year old black man.
4. Where is the Interview taking place?
The interview takes place in his home, 2815 Binnay St., Brewton Alabama.
5. What is the date of the interview?
The interview took place on November 18, 1938
6. Who is the interviewer?
The interviewer is Fred D. Dixon

Part 1 B:


Part 2 A:

Image, Source: digital file from T01 duplicate negative

Observe:

• Describe what you see.

I see a small shack with signes all over it.

• What do you notice first?

First I noticed to Coca-Cola sign on the front of the building.

• What other details can you see?

Some other details I can see are multiple chimneys and that the shack is on the side of the road.

Reflect:

• What’s happening in the image?

There is nothing happening in this image.

• What’s missing from this image?

Some things missing from this immage are people and the houses that go with the chimneys.

• If someone made this today, what would be different?

The Coke sign would be updated, the road would be better, it would probably be in color, and there would be something inn that feild.

Question:

• Why are there chimney stacks with no houses? Were the houses burnt down?
• Who is taking the picture? Do they own the shack?
• What is the shack? Is it a home, a store, what?

Image, Source: intermediary roll film

Observe:

• What is the physical setting?

The physical setting is a dried up corn field.

• What people and objects are shown?

No people are shown but some dried up corn stalks are.

• What other details can you see?

I see dry earth and dead grass. There are also rocks.

Reflect:

• What tools were used to create this?

A camera was used to take this picture.

• When do you think it was made?

I think this picture was taken during the Great Depression in Alabama.

• What can you learn from examining this image?

I can hypothisise that the picture was taken during a drought. This is because everything looks dry and hot.

Question:

• What is the point of taking a picture of corn? Is it to ilustrate the possible drought?
• How does taking pictures of corn help anything or anyone? All the pictures in the world won't make the corn grow.
• Who's cornfield is this? Do they rely on their corn crop to survive? If so, are they okay?

Image, Source: intermediary roll film

Observe:

• Describe what you see.

I see four children standing barefoot in front of a well. The caption tells me that they are and eight or a sixteenth African American.

• What do you notice first?

First, I notice the four kids.

• What people and objects are shown?

The four children, their hats, the well, a fense, and a wodden post the shortest girl is leaning on are shown in the picture.

Reflect:

• Why do you think this image was made?

I think this photo was taken to show that it doesn't matter if you are white, black, half black/white, a quarter black/white, ect.

• What’s missing from this image?'

Missing from this image are the children's shoes and their parents.

• If someone made this today, what would be different?

Nobody would care if the kids had a black grandpa or not. It wouldn't matter, they would just be kids.
Part 2 B:

Sign on restaurant, Lancaster, Ohio

Observe:

• Describe what you see.

I see a resturaunt window with a sign in it.

• What do you notice first?

First, I noticed the sign.

• What, if any, words do you see?

The sign says: "We cater to white trade only"
Reflect:

• What’s happening in the image?

Segrigation is depicted in the image.

• Who do you think was the audience for this image?

I think the intended audience was white people.

• If someone made this today, what would be different?

There would be no sign.

Question:

• What is the point of keeping blacks and whites apart?
• How did blacks and whites react to the sign?
• Who tries to keep costomers from coming to their store/resturaunt?